Improvement in saw-handles



@met @Mine JOSEPH FLI'N-T,OF ROCHESTER, NEW YORK.

Letters Patent No. 91,428, dated .Tune '15, 1869.

IMPROVEMENT IN SAW-HANDLES.

The chedule referred to` in these Letters Patent and making part of the name.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, Jo'snPH FLINT, of the city of Rochester, in the State of N ew York, have invented a new and useful Saw-Handle; and I do hereby deelare that the following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, reference being had to the accompanying drawing, making part of this specihcation, in

whichv Figure 1 is a verticalsection of the handle and ferrule, with a portion of a. saw in side elevation, and also showing the connecting-rod.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the connecting-rod andjierrule, showing also the slotted hole for the saw.

The nature of this invention will be understood from the drawings and specification.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I will describe its construction and operation. f

My handle, A, is made in the usual form of handles of the class, but it has a hole through it longitudirtlly, to receive the rod B, that attaches it to the saw In the side of` the handle an opening is madeex tending into the hole of the attaching-rod B. Into this side opening a squarescrew-nut, f, is placed. A piece of wood is then inserted in the side opening,- encloses the nut f in the handle, and also aids in preventing the nut from turning.

The sustaining-rod B has a slotted opening-x, in

A 'the outer end, sufficiently long to receive the end of the'saw, as shown in iig. 2. is cut forthe nut jl The end of the handle next to ,the saw is provided with a socket-ferrule, D, in. which it moves easily.

Qn the other end a screw This ferruie is provided with two projections, a and b, fig. 1, which, when ou the saw, are parallel to it,

and they have a crease in the lower face, as shown in fig. 2, to receive the back oi' the saw.

These projections a and b give a better bearing for the saw to press on when the handle is tightened.

The object of this invention is to make a' detachable handle for crosscnt-saws, which is desirable,`as often it may become bound in the log, so that it can be got out only by wedging open the log; but by taking oi` the handle, it may be drawn out endways.

It operates as follows: The saw being inserted iu the slot of the sustaining-rod B, the rod is the-nv passed through the ferrnle and into the handle, until it meets the nut f. The handle is then turned, and the rod screws into 'the nut and clamps the saw between the lower part ofthe sustaining-rod and ferrule D. The back of the saw rests iu the crease in the lower face of the ferrule, which is thereby prevented from turning, while the handle is being turned to tighten it. lhe nut being inserted inside ofthe handie, is out of the way of the hand of the operator.

What I claim as my invention, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

The saw-handle, formed by combining the handle A, ferrule D, slotted bolt B, with its nut f, when all the parts are constructed and arranged as shown and described.

,JOSEPH FLINT.

Witnesses: v

Jes. LORENZO GAGE, Cms. I. HUMPHRY. 

